How Mike Tindall became ‘the glue of the royal family’, bringing ‘a sense of normality’ to the next generation of royals

Unlike his wife, Zara, who is the daughter of Princess Anne, Mike Tindall came from humble beginnings in the market town of Otley. He met Zara whilst the couple were both in Australia, introduced by mutual friends. They went on to tie the knot in Edinburgh in 2011, just months after the Prince and Princess of Wales were married in a lavish ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The event, which took place at Canongate Kirk, was not televised, making it a decidedly more low-key affair for the royal…